Soldiers of Freedom

Soldiers of Freedom
Directed by	Yuri Ozerov
Written by	Oscar Kurganov
Starring	Mikhail Ulyanov; Yevgeny Matveyev; Vasily Lanovoy
Music by	Yuri Levitin
Cinematography	Igor Slabnevich
Production; company	Mosfilm
Release dates	1977
Running time	599 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Soldiers of Freedom (Russian: Солдаты свободы) is a four-part 1977 film epic directed by Yuri Ozerov and starring Mikhail Ulyanov, Yevgeny Matveyev, Vasily Lanovoy. It is a World War II historical drama and the sequel to Liberation.

Plot

The film reflects the following events of World War II: the capitulation of Friedrich Paulus's Sixth Army as a result of the failed assault on Stalingrad during Operation Blue in 1942; the preparation for revolt in Slovakia; negotiations of the Polish communists with Władysław Sikorski's government over their joint struggle against fascism; the creation of a National Committee of the Domestic Front in Bulgaria and preparation by underground workers-communists for armed revolt; expansion of the guerrilla (partisan) movement; the failure of a German attempt to destroy People's Liberation Army of Josip Broz Tito; one of the largest military operations, Bagration; the beginning of the liberation of Poland; creation of the Polish National Government in Lublin; the Warsaw Uprising; the capitulation of Bór-Komorowski and defeat of the Polish patriots; the entry of Soviet and Polish armies into Warsaw.

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